North Coast Rep’s ‘Birthday Candles’ follows woman’s life for 90 years
The one-act play by Noah Haidle stars Margot White, who appeared last year in the...
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Review: Moonlight’s ‘Waitress’ serves up laughs and melancholy
The Sara Bareilles-scored musical is making its San Diego regional premiere at the Vista amphitheater
San Diego arts roundup: Hop aboard for TuYo Theatre’s immersive ‘La Llorona’
Also this week, a silent film at the Balboa Theatre, blues festival in East Village,...
TV comedy writer promises laughs in Old Globe’s ‘One of the Good Ones’
Playwright Gloria Calderón Kellett worked on several successful TV comedies before penning this stage play
San Diego arts roundup: Fringe fest shows to catch this weekend
Also this week, 'Latin History for Morons' in Oceanside, Sacra/Profana and more
Nick Fradiani’s ‘Beautiful Noise’ journey heads to San Diego
The 'American Idol' alum stars in the Neil Diamond bio-musical tour opening Tuesday in San...
Playwright finds universality in her play ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’
La Jolla Playhouse production is set in a Harlem hair salon with characters relatable to...
Review: Moxie Theatre’s ‘The Counter’ a quiet meditation on loneliness
The 80-minute play is about two people finding friendship and the courage to change in...
San Diego arts organizations reeling after NEA grants canceled
Local nonprofit directors fear the loss of federal, and possibly city, will devastate the...
Theater review: Old Globe’s endearing ‘House of India’ a spicy family tale
Set in a dying Indian restaurant in Ohio, the world premiere dramedy is about family...
Diversionary’s ‘Merry Me’ a sex comedy that mixes classic and contemporary themes
The play is a about a queer military lieutenant looking for a meaningful relationship
Early critic’s picks for shows to catch at this year’s Fringe festival
The San Diego International Fringe Festival opens Thursday and continues through May 25
San Diego’s Fringe fest is back with 48 shows from around the world
Downsized by about 30 percent this year, the international theater event will offer $13 shows...
Review: ‘The Prom’ a funny and lively tribute to love and Broadway
The 2018 Broadway musical is about a lesbian teen finding her voice in a conservative...
Moxie Theatre’s ‘The Counter’ a story about the America ‘we hope to see’
Meghan Kennedy's dramedy is about two people choosing to share secrets made its word premiere...
Review: ‘Hamilton’ tour back in San Diego with strong cast, potent message
Back for its third visit, the founding fathers-themed show seems especially relevant today
San Diego arts roundup: Local theater star to cook up some tunes in Carlsbad
This week: Erica Marie Weisz's cabaret show in Carlsbad, a film and fundraiser for elephants...
UCSD’s 2025 Wagner New Play festival focuses on relationships
Five new plays written by MFA playwriting candidates will be presented this month at three...
Old Globe’s next world premiere play will offer a taste of India
San Diego playwright Deepak Kumar's restaurant-themed family drama is about immigration, assimilation and cultural preservation
With ‘Hamilton’ back in town, we picked Broadway’s top 10 men’s songs
The history-themed musical is chockablock with great songs for men, but we found a few...
La Jolla Playhouse-born 'Redwood' musical, starring Idina Menzel, to close early on Broadway
The announcement came one day after the Idina Menzel-led show was shut out in Thursday's...
San Diego Musical Theatre staging upbeat ‘queer joy’ comedy ‘The Prom’
The 2018 Broadway musical is about a group of washed-up Broadway actors coming to the...
Review: Moonlight opens summer season with highly energetic ‘Grease’
The rock 'n' roll musical comedy isn't the show you'll from the 1978 movie,...
San Diego arts roundup: GI Film Festival spotlights plight of deported veterans
Also this week, French film festival in La Jolla, Parliament Funkadelic, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, Cygnet...
San Diego Opera embracing the classics for 2025-26 season
The next season will feature three of the world's most popular works, "Pagliacci," "The Barber...
Five years after COVID, tight finances keep San Diego's stretched dance community on its toes
Leaders at four companies share how rising costs and declining financial are endangering the...
San Diego’s JFest returns with mix of music, comedy, theater and culture
Running May 21 to June 30, the 32nd festival will celebrates Jewish arts and community...
Review: San Diego Opera closes season with richly sung ‘La traviata’
Soprano Andriana Chuchman and bass baritone Hunter Enoch are standouts in a strong vocal cast
Review: La Jolla Playhouse’s WOW Festival gets off to a magical start
The four-day, mostly free festival at UC San Diego, features 25 different and mostly free...
Moonlight acting duo bringing their own teen memories to ‘Grease’
The '50s rock 'n' roll musical will open the five-show 2025 season at Vista's Moonlight...
San Diego Civic Theatre getting a $7.5 million makeover
Besides a new lobby, the renovation includes replacing the 60-year-old building's original red-gold color scheme...
Review: North Coast Rep returns to successful formula with ‘Peril’
Steven Dietz's world premiere comic murder-mystery is a sequel to the Hercule Poirot play he...
Canadian soprano playing ‘dream role’ in San Diego Opera’s ‘La traviata’
Andriana Chuchman leads the cast in the three performances at the Civic Theatre next weekend
North Coast Rep to stage second world premiere Hercule Poirot play
Playwright-director Steven Dietz has once again cast local actor Omri Schein as the eccentric Belgian...
San Diego arts roundup: Chris Tucker to perform Saturday in North County
Also this week, Merce Cunningham Dance fillm, rapper Too Short, San Diego Symphony's mardi gras...
Review: Cygnet Theatre's 'Hot Wing King' brings on the spice
Katori Hall's Pulitzer Prize-winning play is set in Memphis, where a group of Black men...
The ultimate guide to La Jolla Playhouse’s 2025 Without Walls Festival
With 25 mostly free shows on the campus of UC San Diego April 24-27, there's...
Review: Scripps Ranch Theatre’s ‘Wedding’ is haunting, well-staged
Director Kate Rose Reynolds' brings World War I drama to life with simple but moving...
Review: Old Globe's 'Regency Girls' a smart, funny and naughty girl power romp. Is it ready for Broadway?
Set in 1820 England, but clearly mirroring 2025 America, this ship-shape musical feels Broadway-ready
Cygnet Theatre’s ‘Hot Wing King’ set to stir up some spicy family dynamics
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play is about friends, family and lovers at a hot wing competition...
Review: OnStage Playhouse’s ‘Knock Loudly’ is stylish but unfocused
The world premiere play is about a faded Hollywood film star who is emotionally trapped...
Review: OnWord Theatre makes impressive debut with well-crafted ‘Hillary and Clinton’
The 2016 play, inspired by Hillary Clinton's rocky 2008 presidential campaign, is being immersively staged...
Tony-nominated San Diego costume designer calls ‘Regency Girls’ assignment a full-circle moment
David I. Reynoso has worked on more than a dozen shows at the Old Globe,...
Old Globe’s new ‘Regency Girls’ musical will be a Jane Austen-style road trip comedy
Set in early 1800s England, the world premiere work was written by the minds behind...
Loud Fridge Theatre Group returns with ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’
The uniquely staged play by Rajiv Joseph follows a single relationship over 30 years, beginning...
Review: Oceanside Theatre’s ‘Once on This Island’ a vibrant musical folk tale
The production directed by Kevin "Blax" Burroughs finds a good mix of fantasy fable and...
Review: ‘La Havana Madrid’ a touching look at the immigrant experience
Musical tells the story of the real-life '60s Chicago nightclub that was a haven for...
Review: Roustabouts’ fiery, funny ‘True West’ a timely tale of the toxic male
Sam Shepard's 1983 dark comedy about the fragile American dream arrives at a politically fragile...
New theater company launches with politically themed ‘Hillary and Clinton’
Launched by three San Diego Black women, OnWord Theatre will offer a wide range of...
JFest kicks off 2025 programming with Whole Megillah play festival
This week's three-night event is a prelude to the 32nd Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish...
The Roustabouts set to stage Sam Shepard’s ‘True West’ with a twist
The 1980 drama is a brutal but often funny battle between two very competitive and...
San Diego arts roundup: Rosin Box ready to empower female choreographers
Also this week: SACRA/PROFANA in concert, Playwrights Project onstage, Write Out Loud at an historic...
Review: San Diego Opera’s ‘Salome’ shines musically, but its staging disappoints
The production featured two sopranos alternating in the title role over three performances last weekend
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet celebrates 80th season with premiere of ‘The Firebird’
Founded in 1945, the Balboa Park-based company serves more than 400 young dance students each...
New Village Arts’ ‘La Havana Madrid’ re legendary Chicago nightclub of the 1960s
The play with music re-creates the sights and sound of the Latin music club that...
La Jolla Playhouse unveils 2025 WOW Festival lineup
More than 20, mostly free events of theater, dance, music, puppetry and spectacle will be...
San Diego Arts roundup: Theater, music and spring events
Also this week: 'Songs for a New World, Punkrock Rodeo, Rolando Street Fair and Piano...
Spring Arts Preview 2025: For theater artist Michael Amira Temple, service to the community comes first
Raised in southeastern San Diego and trained at SDSU, Temple has a very busy spring...
Spring Arts Preview 2025: Homegrown Brian Heil thrives as an in-demand ballet dancer
City Ballet of San Diego principal dancer says the dancer's life is hard on the...
Spring Arts Preview 2025: The top 10 theater and opera events to see this season
A classic opera and play, several new musicals, regional premieres and two annual festivals make...
Spring Arts Preview 2025: The top 10 dance events we’re looking forward to this spring
Irish and Mexican folkloric dance contemporary dance and ballet in a packed performance season
San Diego arts roundup: 32nd Latino Film Festival celebrates indie cinema
Also this week: the Blue Water film Festival, "Ashland" screenplay reading, ShamRock festival, Babyface concert...
Three operatic Salomes dish on the punishing role, veil dancing and severed heads
Sopranos Kirsten Chambers, Marcy Stonikas and Nina Warren are co-starring in San Diego Opera's ...
Review: La Jolla Playhouse’s fascinating ‘Unfair Advantage’ is both tricks and treat
Australian sleight-of-hand magician Harry Milas gives away all his secrets in intimate hands-on performance
Review: Backyard Renaissance Theatre’s ‘Dark Heart’ is stylish but cryptic
The world premiere play by Francis Gercke is well-produced and acted but the plot is...
Review: Diversionary’s ‘We Are Continuous’ takes a subtle, nontraditional look at family ties
The monologue-style drama is about a mother torn between love for her gay son and...
Review: Funny and smart ‘Constitution’ starkly shows the flaws of 237-year-old document
North Coast Repertory Theatre is presenting the San Diego premiere of the most-produced play in...
Review: Visceral ‘3 Summers of Lincoln’ is thrilling and thought-provoking
La Jolla Playhouse's world premiere musical digs deep into the experiences of Frederick Douglass and...
Comedian Brad Williams bringing tour to San Diego. There’s one topic he won’t touch.
Comedian Brad Williams bringing tour to San Diego. There's one topic he won't touch.
Dramatic roles and demanding challenges inspire City Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake II’
Dance concerts in San Diego and Escondido will also include the premiere of Elizabeth Wistrich's...
La Jolla Playhouse announces one-week extension for ‘3 Summers of Lincoln’ musical
The highly anticipated world premiere musical opens Sunday in its world premiere at the theater
Playwrights Projects marks 40th year of fostering young writers
Freelance director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg will helm productions of three youth-written plays at Saturday's festival
Backyard Renaissance Theatre readies new play ‘The Dark Heart of Dooley Stevens’
Written by company co-founder Francis Gercke, it's the story of a struggling couple surrounded by...
This week’s San Diego arts roundup: Expect the unexpected at the Oscars on Sunday
Also this week, Lyle Lovett, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, a vocal recital by DeAndre...
All the winners at San Diego's Craig Noel theater awards
The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Cygnet Theatre, CCAE Theatricals and Chalk Circle Collective led...
San Diego Civic Theatre celebrates 60 years of memories
Built for $4 million in 1965 and nearly sold off for redevelopment last year, the...
Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan love making each other laugh
The veteran comics and close pals talk about friendship, life on the road, their eating...
The most-produced play in America opens Saturday in its San Diego premiere
Heidi Schreck's 'What the Constitution Means to Me' examines the fragility of women's rights in...
New ballet based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ heading to San Diego
World Ballet Company's version of the 1925 story features ballet with jazz influences along with...
La Jolla Playhouse set to stage tricky standalone WOW show
Australian sleight-of-hand magician Harry Milas will lift the veil on the world of card cheating...
Review: OnStage Playhouse’s ‘Alabaster’ explores trauma and healing through art
The quirky four-character drama is both harrowing and funny in its San Diego premiere
Review: Scripps Ranch Theatre’s ‘White’ a funny and biting look at ‘wokeness’ in the arts
The play by James Ijames examines White privilege, Black identity and the steep cost of...
Diversionary Theatre explores the ties that bind in ‘We Are Continuous’
The monologue-driven play is about the strong but threatenedbond between a mother, her gay son...
Review: S.D. Musical Theatre delivers a faithful ‘Hello, Dolly!’
The big-cast local production honors the 1964 musical's highly athletic original choreography by Gower Champion
New San Diego dance company plans ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ ballet
Grand American Ballet will perform its new dance work at Jacobs Music Center on Saturday
La Jolla Playhouse’s ‘3 Summers’ to offer more human look at Lincoln, Douglass
The world premiere musical by Joe DiPietro, Daniel J. Watts and Crystal Monee Hall will...
Review: Old Globe’s ‘Empty Ride’ an intriguing but overstuffed ghost story
The world premiere play by Keiko Green is about a young woman haunted by the...
Review: Cygnet Theatre’s ‘Other Desert Cities’ is taut and twisty
The play about a troubled family with secrets in 2004 Palm Springs was a finalist...
How Japan’s 2011 tsunami inspired a world-premiere play at the Old Globe
Keiko Green's play "Empty Ride" opens Thursday in its world premiere at the Old Globe